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Blockchain in the City of Vienna
Technology of an innovative administration
Blockchain in the City of Vienna - Technology of an innovative administration - 1st International Summer ...
Public sector and Blockchain
Attack or opportunity …

•   Proactive involvement and stimulation of
    development.
•   Network Blockchain Community in Vienna
    > DigitalCity.Vienna - Blockchain.Initiative
•   Blockchain offers technological possibilities to create
    more transparency, efficiency and trust in

                                                              Bild: Kepayo; CC BY SA-3.0
    administrative processes.
•   Use for own processes > Blockchain pilot projects
Blockchain in the City of Vienna - Technology of an innovative administration - 1st International Summer ...
Digital City.Wien
A coalition of Viennese companies of the digital and ICT sector that work
hand-in-hand with the City of Vienna to strengthen Vienna as a digital location. https://digitalcity.wien/

Priorities and projects
• Networking, communication, event cooperation,
  project management (monthly meetings)
• Digital Days ( November 4-5, 2019)
• education initiative
• Citizens 60+
• Women in IT ("Digital Salon")
• Industry Meets Makers.
• IoT, Big Data, AI, ...
• 7 Blockchain networking meetings since
 Dec. 2017
Blockchain in the City of Vienna - Technology of an innovative administration - 1st International Summer ...
DigitalCity.Wien – Blockchain.Initiative
Vibrant Blockchain Community Vienna

13. Dec 2017:   1. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen
                „City of Vienna meets Viennese Blockchain-Community“
26. Apr 2018:   2. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen
                Wien Energie
30. Jun 2018:   3. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen „Identity“
                SBA Resarch
15. Oct 2018:   4. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen „Token“
                Accenture
23. Jan 2019:   5. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen „Forschung“
                FH Technikum Wien
25. Apr 2019:   6. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen „Aus- und Weiterbildung“
                Planning studio Vienna
23. Jul 2019:   7. Blockchain-Vernetzungstreffen „Logistik, Transportwesen und Mobilität“
                ÖBB

                Interested? Register at Kanonier@urbaninnovation.at
Blockchain in the City of Vienna - Technology of an innovative administration - 1st International Summer ...
Vienna is Blockchain location
Blockchain pilots

    Culture Token – Project outline, last update: 23 August 2019
Why Blockchain pilots ?

The City of Vienna wants to…
  • Learn by implementing
  • Use possibilities and chances offered by the Blockchain technology
  • Find use cases to optimize processes
  • Figure out the role of the administration
  • Use token economy in a useful way
  • Clarify legal questions
  • Live open innovation:
    Innovation through openness & cooperation with economy and science
  • Link to the Blockchain community in Vienna
1st Blockchain-Pilot of the City of Vienna:
OGD history and notarization

• Secure the integrity of OGD (Open
  Government Data) by unique
  document identifiers (hash values)
  in public Blockchains
• Keep track of document-changes
• https://digitales.wien.gv.at/site/op
  en-data/blockchain-pruefen/

• Go live: 14.12.2017
The Blockchain enables reproducible public proof
without central authority

            1             Document is created and published online

                          2    Unique document identifier (SHA256 hash)
                               is inserted in Public Blockchain

                              3    Record is timestamped through Blockchain Network

      Public Blockchain

                                  4
                                               Interested persons are enabled to
                                               independently verify the document existed
                                               at certain point in time

                                      City of Vienna - Blockchain Pilot
1st Blockchain-Pilot: OGD history and notarization
Solution architecture
                                                                                                                                             3
               data.gv.at                             City of Vienna                                          Notarization Front End                             Blockchain Explorer
                                                                                                         Shows user                                      External
    OGD                                          Data and services                                       verification                                  validation of
   catalog                                      (xls, csv, html files)       New OGD Integration
                                                                                                    timestamp & tamper-
                                                                                                                                                      the document;
                                                                                                       proof document
   Austria                                                                                           proving existence of                              one explorer
  (Metadata)                                                                                             a document                                   per blockchain

                                                                         1                                            5
                                OGD Crawler                                                Blockchain Interface                            Public Blockchain für notarization
     Controls OGD inventory of the City of Vienna and
                                                                                       Interface/API für Blockchain            Document notarization on the blockchain: stores hash
          receives content; Python/Bash scripts
                                                                                           Zugriff: Vorlage von                values of documents as proof of existence at the time
                                                                                           Transaktionen in die                of block formation. For the pilot, four blockchains are
                                                                         2                     Blockchain;                                used to guarantee redundancy.
                            OGD transaction scripts
  Controls hash values of documents as well as their entry                              Used for pilot: Stampery                                                  Ethereum (ETH)
       in blockchain and database for new/changed
              documents; Python/Bash scripts                                                                                                                       Ethereum Classic (ETC)
                                                                         4                                                                                        Bitcoin (BTC)
                              Backend Database                                             Lösung mit Docker
                                                                                             containerisiert
    Stores hash values of documents for blockchain                                                                                                                 Litecoin (LTC)
  notarization and allows fast retrieval from front end;
                       MongoDB

                                                                                                                                                        Existing systems
                                                                                                                                                     Developed solution
                                                                                                                                       Existing infrastructure/programs
2nd Blockchain-Pilot of the City of Vienna
Digital food vouchers

           Daily food vouchers for all employees
           Settlement with partner restaurants
           Employee discloses his/her wallet address
            Food vouchers are disbursed to the wallet.
                                                                                         Employee can use food vouchers
                                                                                         in partner restaurants

Employee gets „Food Vouchers Vienna“
Wallet on his/her Smartphone and an
own address for voucher

                                                                                        Accounting

                                                    City of Vienna - Blockchain Pilot
2nd Blockchain-Pilot of the City of Vienna
Digital food vouchers (Proof of Concept)

                      Secure payment process via blockchain
                                                                                                                                                                           Transparent transaction
             Digital food voucher
                                      0x8046300f9                                                                                    Blockexplorer
                                      71a9268bca                                                                                                                           Data invariabilityt
                                Employee                                                                 Partner
                                                                                                                                                                           Trust
                                                                                                         restaurant
       LETH Wallet
       APP                                                                                                                                                                 Completely consistent
                                                                                                                                  0x93264401271
                                                                                                                                  a9268bce
                                                                                                                                                                           Resilient system

                                                                                                    Smart Contract                                                               010101010
                                                                                                                                                                                  01010101
      010101010101010                             010101010101010
      101010101010101                              101010101010101                                                                                                                Transfer
        ETHEREUM                                      3 Nodes

                          Private Blockchain                                 ERC20 Token              Regulations            Food voucher

   Blockchain transactions and the proof-of-authority consensus           The basis for the digitization of the food brand is an ERC20 standard
   mechanism take place in a private Ethereum Blockchain. An online       token. The distribution of food stamps is limited to a defined circle of   The app "LETH" is an easy-to-use mobile app for sending and
   blockchain browser transparently displays individual blocks,           people. Ethereum addresses are hexadecimal numbers, called                 receiving tokens and, of course, for the secure management of user
   transactions, transaction histories, and address balances. The         identifiers, derived from the last 20 bytes of the Keccak-256 hash of      keys. Transactions are signed messages originating from an account
   Private Blockchain provides security and privacy for all transaction   the public key. Consequently, information such as a wallet address         and transmitted by the Ethereum network. They ensure that a
   and reference data for recording and billing. The solution uses the    should not be considered as personal, as far as the personal reference     commissioned transaction is validated and a new transaction block is
                                                                          can not be established by linking with other information.
   existing IT landscape and the IT network of the City of Vienna.                                                                                   added to the chain.
Culture Token

   Culture Token – Project outline, last update: 23 August 2019
Project description

•   Pilot project with scientific supervision and evaluation.
•   Gamification: mobile app encourages people to cut CO2 emissions while
    enjoying art & culture.
•   Digital credits can be spent in various art & culture facilities.
•   Pilot initiative for a digital incentive system to increase the presence of
    art & culture in people’s daily lives.
•   To be tested by a limited pilot user group in 2020.
•   Pilot project to gather experience for the potential roll-out
    of a similar Vienna Token system.
          Culture Token – Project outline, last update: 30 August 2019
Framework conditions

•   The token system is NOT a social score card:
    technology will NOT be used to sanction unwanted behaviour
    (like e.g. in China)
•   NO cryptocurrency
•   Privacy and data protection are guaranteed
•   Mainly for research purposes, NO corporate interests

         Culture Token – Project outline, last update: 30 August 2019
Project consortium

City of Vienna
•   Administrative Group for Cultural Affairs and Science
•   City of Vienna CIO
•   Municipal Department 01 – Information Technology
•   Upstream – next level Mobility GmbH
in cooperation with
•   Institute for Cryptoeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
•   Dr. Raoul Hoffer, LLM – BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH
•   Changers.com, Blacksquared GmbH

          Culture Token – Project outline, last update: 30 August 2019
Further Blockchain activities of the City of Vienna
Local – National – International

• Further development of Open Data - Pilot + Austria-wide expansion data.gv.at
• BLOCKSTEMPEL notarization „Austrian Public Service Blockchain“ in cooperation with other
  consortium-partners
     •   Implementation of time stamp and notarization services for a variety of applications:
           •   Notarization of data and documents, e.g. all official documents, certificates for medical officers, ...
           •   WienBot and Machine Learning
•   Self sovereign identity, Identification “Identify.me”
•   IoT (Internet of Things) security
•   Proof of origin – Logistic chains
•   Participation
•   Cooperation und partnership
     •   WU Vienna, Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics
     •   K1 COMET Research Center ABC (Austrian Blockchain Center)
• DigitalCity.Wien – Blockchain.Initiative Community meetings
• Hosting EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum's first workshop, May 2018
Digitalization, data and open innovation
         We create added value
                                        Ing.in Brigitte Lutz, MSc

                                        brigitte.lutz@wien.gv.at

                           Open Government – Competence Center Vienna

                            open@post.wien.gv.at digitales.wien.gv.at

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